The North East Scotland Trunk Roads (Temporary Prohibitions of Traffic and Overtaking and Temporary Speed Restrictions) Order 2024
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Year | 2024 |
| Citation | SSI 2024/14 |
2024 No. 14
ROAD TRAFFIC
The North East Scotland Trunk Roads (Temporary Prohibitions of Traffic and Overtaking and Temporary Speed Restrictions) Order 2024
Made 22January 2024
Coming into force 1February 2024
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(1) and (2), 4(1) and 14(1)(a) and (4) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(a) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 14(1)(a) of that Act, they are satisfied that the traffic on the lengths of road specified in the schedule should be restricted or prohibited because works are being or are proposed to be executed on or near those lengths of road.
In accordance with section 14(3) of that Act, they have had regard to the existence of alternative routes suitable for the traffic which will be affected by this Order.
Citation, commencement and cessation
1. This Order may be cited as the North East Scotland Trunk Roads (Temporary Prohibitions of
Traffic and Overtaking and Temporary Speed Restrictions) Order 2024, comes into force on 1
February 2024 and ceases to have effect on 1
May 2024.
Prohibition on use of a road
2. No person may use, or permit the use of, any vehicle on the lengths of road, or part or parts of
the lengths of road, specified in the schedule when a prohibition is identified as applying to those
lengths of road, or a part or parts of those lengths of road, by means of a traffic sign of the type
described in item 8 (diagram 7105 – position of barrier to mark length of road closed or to guide
traffic past an obstruction) of the sign table in Part 6 of schedule 13 of the Traffic Signs
Regulations and General Directions 2016(b).
(a) 1984 c. 27; section 2(1) and (2) were amended by the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22) (“the 1991 Act”)
schedule 8, paragraph 18, and section 14 was substituted by the Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) Act 1991 (c. 26),
section 1(1) and schedule 1. The Scottish Ministers are the traffic authority by virtue of section 121A of the Road Traffic
Regulation Act 1984 (inserted by the 1991 Act, schedule 8, paragraph 70 and amended by S.I. 2001/1400) as read with
section 151(1) of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54) (relevantly amended by S.I. 2001/1400). The functions of the
Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).
(b) S.I. 2016/362.
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Prohibition on overtaking
3.—(1) No person may use, or permit the use of, any vehicle in such a way that it overtakes any
other moving vehicle on the lengths of road, or a part or parts of the lengths of road, specified in
the schedule when a prohibition is identified as applying to those lengths of road, or a part or parts
of those lengths of road, by means of a traffic sign of the type described in item 5 (diagram 632 –
no overtaking) of the sign table in Part 2 of schedule 3 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and
General Directions 2016.
(2) “Other moving vehicle” does not include a cycle, motor cycle, tricycle or any other vehicle
not being a motor vehicle in accordance with section 140 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act
1984(a).
Speed restriction
4.—(1) No person may use, or permit the use of, any vehicle on the lengths of road, or a part or
parts of the lengths of road, specified in column 1 of the tables in Parts 2 and 3 of the schedule at a
speed exceeding that specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of the relevant table when a
restriction is identified as applying to those lengths of road, or a part or parts of those lengths of
road, by means of a traffic sign of the type described in item 1 (diagram 670 – maximum speed
limit in mph) of the sign table in Part 2 of schedule 10 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and
General Directions 2016.
(2) When this paragraph applies, no person may use, or permit the use of, any vehicle on the
lengths of road, or a part or parts of the lengths of road, specified in column 1 of the table in Part 3
of the schedule at a speed exceeding 10 miles per hour when that restriction is identified as
applying to those lengths of road, or a part or parts of those lengths of road, by means of a traffic
sign of the type described in item 1 (diagram 670 – maximum speed limit in mph) of the sign table
in Part 2 of schedule 10 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016.
(3) Paragraph (2) applies when convoy working is in operation and indicated by one or more of
the traffic signs of the types described in—
(a) item 34 (diagram 7025 – vehicles to be escorted through road works ahead), item 35
(diagram 7026 – explanation of reason for escorting vehicles in convoys) and item 36
(diagram 7029 – convoy vehicles no overtaking) of the sign table in Part 6 of schedule 13,
and
(b) item 58 (diagram 7011 – point beyond which vehicular traffic must not proceed when
required to stop) of the sign table in Part 2 of schedule 14.
Exemptions
5. No prohibition imposed by this Order applies to vehicles being used in an emergency for fire
brigade, ambulance, police or coastguard purposes, or a vehicle while being used for carrying out
the works.
6. No speed restriction imposed by this Order applies to—
(a) vehicles falling within regulation 3(4) of the Road Traffic Exemptions (Special Forces)
(Variation and Amendment) Regulations 2011(b) when used in accordance with
regulation 3(5) of those Regulations, or
(a) Section 140 was amended by the Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c. 54), schedule 3, paragraph 25(9).
(b) S.I. 2011/935.
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(b) vehicles being used in an emergency for coastguard purposes.
D LAIRD
A member of the staff of the Scottish Ministers
George House,
Glasgow
22nd January 2024
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